I am just back from a lovely weekend , spend with my lovely family. I feel an average middle class family should be able to afford 1 abroad holiday, 1 week-long vacation and couple of mini breaks (when my husband reads this he will say "yes Preya, i get the message loud n clear"). But seriously we can manage all of this ....let me give u some tips
- Mark out holidays on your calendars, festival time, school/college breaks , leanest work weeks
- Where would you like to go?adventure, beach, sightseeing, pilgrimage?
- Fix a budget, once the place and no of days are decided.Keep in mind travel expenses, hotel stay, food, sightseeing, shopping, visa and travel insurance if going abroad.Minimise travel expenses by planning off season.
- If travelling with children , keep in mind time zones(abroad). Take a package tour, in this way your day to day itinerary is taken care of. Ask friends who have children to join you, it works great as your children have company and you get some time to put your feet up.
- if u intend to plan your on vacation go to websites like www.makemytrip.com, www.yatra.com, www.tripadvisor.com, www.lonelyplanet.com,
- Avoid carrying too much cash, travellers' cheques, debit cards and credit cards are safer options.
- Carry a few extra copies of all your documents . Let your family or friends back home know of your travel plans, itinerary , hotel nos, flight schedules just in case.
- keep a printed copy of your name , passport no and telephone no in your kids' pockets or their backpack.
- Do your health checkup before you leave and check on the place you visiting if it has been affected by any epidemic or any viruses.
Keep Smiling
As always, great tips from you! And I love what you had to say about a vacation being an experience that sets in even before you leave, so make it memorable!! Keep those posts coming Pre, we are loving it!! :-)
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